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Northern Ireland Opera’s stages Carmen for the first time in September 2026

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Northern Ireland Opera presents George Bizet’s Carmen Directed by Cameron Menzies Music Director – Greg Arrowsmith Featuring the Northern Ireland Opera Chorus and the Orchestra of Northern Ireland Opera 12, 15, 17, 19 September 2026 – for more information and booking click here Artistic Milestone: This striking new production marks Northern Ireland Opera’s first-ever staging … Read more

Oxford Opera Company stage Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro at Oxford Playhouse in October

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Oxford Opera Company’s The Marriage of Figaro at Oxford Playhouse on 9 and 19 October.

Oxford Playhouse is excited to announce a brand-new production of Mozart’s classic opera The Marriage of Figaro, presented by award-winning Oxford Opera Company.

Following the sell-out success of their 2025 production of Tosca, the company return to The Playhouse stage on Friday 9 and Saturday 10 October with an exciting new take on one of Mozart’s most popular operas. The production will be sung in English in a new translation by George Robarts, commissioned exclusively for the company.

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Sir Bryn Terfel CBE named as Artistic Director of Oxford International Opera and stars as Scarpia

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The launch of the UK’s newest international opera company

The Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra is delighted to announce its exciting new opera venture: Oxford International Opera.

Helmed by Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra founder, Marios Papadopoulos and Artistic Director, bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel CBE, the debut production from the UK’s newest international opera company will be Puccini’s Tosca on 24th and 26th September 2026 at the New Theatre, Oxford.

To book tickets click here.

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Sir Mark Elder approaches his 80th birthday next June with landmark 2026-27 performances

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Sir Mark Elder – a conductor’s legacy 

Conductor’s UK schedule includes the British premiere of Bizet’s incidental music to L’Arlésienne in its original theatrical context 

Engagements include the Manchester premiere of Sir James MacMillan’s Christmas Oratorio and celebratory birthday concerts with the Hallé 

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BBC Proms 2026 on TV and BBC iPlayer

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BBC Proms 2026: how to watch on TV and BBC iPlayer 27 Proms programmes will be available on TV and BBC iPlayer, and every Prom will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds The BBC Proms returns for an extraordinary summer of live music, and with it, a stellar line-up of 27 Proms programmes specially curated for TV audiences. Concerts will … Read more

English National Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty to screen at over 150 Cinemas across the UK from 13 October 2026 

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English National Ballet bring ballet icon sir Kenneth Macmillan’s The Sleeping Beauty to UK cinemas with a landmark 2026 performance filmed at the Royal Albert Hall 

ENB presents The Sleeping Beauty in UK cinemas from 13 October 2026

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Anna Nevzorova (Aurora) and Davi Ramos (Prince Désiré) in Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s The Sleeping Beauty at the Royal Albert Hall © Annabel Moeller 

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FRIDA KAHLO Exhibition on Screen film returns to cinemas nationwide on 6th July 2026

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Exhibition On Screen’s acclaimed film about the global icon is showing at UK cinemas to celebrate her birthday on 6th July

Long live the legend! Award-winning Exhibition on Screen’s film, FRIDA KAHLO, is returning to UK cinemas on 6th July to celebrate the artist’s birthday.

FRIDA KAHLO – An EXTENDED ENCORE with exclusive new material

This hugely revealing film explores the life and art of a global icon

To find a screening click here.

Frida Kahlo is a phenomenon. She is arguably the world’s favourite female artist – beloved by young and old. Award-winning Exhibition on Screen’s film, FRIDA KAHLO – first released during covid to a restricted audience – is back by popular demand with exciting new footage from the blockbuster transatlantic exhibition from Tate Modern and MFA Houston ‘Frida: The Making of an Icon’.

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Dorset Opera Festival’s Samson et Dalila and L’elisir d’amore at Bryanston, Blandford Forum, this July

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Dorset Opera Festival 21–25 July 2026 This July (21–25), Dorset Opera Festival presents new productions of Camille Saint-Saëns’s Samson et Dalila and Gaetano Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore at Bryanston, Blandford Forum. Singers of interest- Making his UK stage debut, Korean tenor Won Whi Choi, fresh from the Met, sings the title role of Samson, whilst in … Read more